Managed compliance issues, including reporting and communications with regulators, internal investigations, and project management for improvement measures related to the Payment Services Act.
Oversaw monthly and periodic reporting to the Financial Services Agency, collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with the Payment Services Act.
Led the establishment of privacy and cybersecurity frameworks for Amazon Gift Card Japan, ensuring full compliance with the Payment Services Act and alignment with Amazon’s global standards.
Jul 2022 - Mar 2024
1 year 9 months
Japan
Partner Risk Business Enablement Program Manager
Stripe
Managed banking and local payments risk partnerships across multiple regions, ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, and service level agreements.
Identified gaps in systems, processes, policies, and strategies, proposing data-backed enhancements to mitigate emerging risks and optimize efficiency and quality.
Analyzed historical datasets during an urgent request from U.S. banking partners, preventing massive commercial loss and operational disruptions through close communication with internal stakeholders.
Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
1 year 2 months
Japan
Partner Strategy Operations Manager
Stripe
Worked cross-functionally with regional and global Stripe teams to integrate with Stripe’s financial partners in APAC, covering Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Managed regulatory and risk investigation requests with Japanese financial partners, driving process improvements and partner-facing optimization as a core member of an APAC-wide risk prevention project.
Collaborated with external business partners to create a smooth review and operational process for payment method launches in Japan, preventing disruptions for users and reviewers.
Dec 2019 - Jun 2021
1 year 7 months
Japan
Policy Operations Specialist II
Twitter
Worked with multiple stakeholders to identify and drive operational improvements globally, providing front-line policy advice for sensitive events.
Collaborated with the Greater China Sales Team to create a compliance program for policy-violating entities, contributing to revenue increases of over USD 1.5 million.
Analyzed historical data on revenue loss during COVID-19 promotion restrictions and worked with APAC Sales Leadership and Trust and Safety to explore policy relaxation.
Feb 2016 - Nov 2019
3 years 10 months
Japan
Senior Compliance Operations, Project Specialist
Square
Worked cross functionally with Risk Operations, Customer Success, and Business Development teams, sharing operational knowledge and providing guidance on compliance inquiries.
Analyzed historical datasets to review and retune the compliance program to align with market legislation and business partner contractual obligations.
Managed daily and monthly data transmissions to business partners to comply with current regulations, cooperating with engineers and partners.
Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
7 months
Hong Kong
Client Service Representative
Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ
Worked closely with the sales team and client account management team to improve global and regional buy-side, sell-side, corporate, and key accounts clients.
Analyzed client usage and product utilization to understand business requirements.
Provided qualitative answers to client questions.
Cooperated with teams in India, London, New York, and Denver for data and technical checks.
Apr 2014 - Oct 2014
7 months
Japan
Analyst
Ernst & Young (Advisory Department)
Worked as a core member of installing the Salesforce system to Caterpillar Inc. with Ernst & Young America using an agile approach.
Responsible for supporting the change management plan by developing a training manual for employees using the software.
Served as a member of the project management office for AIG, American Home Assurance Company, for the Salesforce system installation.
Communicated closely with the client and IT vendors and controlled the project schedule to meet the installation completion date.
Languages
English
Native
Japanese
Native
Education
Aug 2012 - Present
University of Brighton
Project Management · Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
Waseda University
Bachelor of Media Communication · Media Communication · Japan